tube

🇬🇧 UK/tju:b/🇺🇸 US
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Definitions

n.

A hollow cylindrical container or pipe; a squeezable container for semiliquid substances; (British) the London Underground

管;软管;(英)地铁

v.

To enclose in or supply with a tube; to ride on an inner tube

装管;乘橡皮圈漂流

🧩 Root Breakdown

Loanword
tubeother
=tube

Common Collocations

  • 1.test tube试管
  • 2.tube station地铁站
  • 3.inner tube(轮胎)内胎
  • 4.down the tube付诸东流

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    She squeezed the last bit of toothpaste from the tube.

  • 2.

    We took the tube to get across London quickly during rush hour.

  • 3.

    The engineer connected the two tanks with a narrow rubber tube.

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